Ricoh CAMERA RDC-i500 operation manual 129, Appendix

Problem		Cause						Remedy		Page
Autofocus is on	Dirty lens or AF viewfinder				Clean lens or viewfinder.					–
but camera not
	Subject not in center of shooting				Use focus lock.					P.49
focusing
	scope
	Subject difficult to focus on				Use focus lock or switch to manual focus.					P.49
										P.64
	Distance to subject is too close				Set macro mode.					P.63
Flash will not	Recording mode set on			(Voice	Set mode dial to				(Still Picture) or	P.47
fire or will not	Memo) or	(Motion Picture)			(Text) mode.					P.50
charge	Flash mode set on		(flash off)		Press	button to cancel flash off mode.				P.55
	Camera set on macro mode				Press	button to cancel macro mode.				P.63
	White balance set to mode other				Press WB button to switch white balance to					P.59
	than auto				auto mode.
	Battery exhausted				Charge battery.					P.15
Image dark	Distance to subject more than				Move closer to subject.					P.63
even with flash	approx. 2.5 m
Image is too	Subject is too close				Set flash to flash off mode.					P.55
bright
	Overexposed				Adjust exposure compensation from					P.58
					recording menu. Set time exposure mode					P.77
					to OFF.
	LCD brightness setting not correctly				Press DISPLAY button 2 seconds or more					P.37
	adjusted				and adjust with			·	buttons.
Image is too	Shot in low light with flash set to				Press	button to cancel flash off mode.				P.55
dark	(flash off)
	Underexposed				Press	button to adjust exposure				P.58
					compensation.
	LCD brightness setting not correctly				Press DISPLAY button 2 seconds or more					P.37
	adjusted				and adjust with			·	buttons.
Unnatural	Shooting conditions difficult for auto				Place a white object near subject, use					P.59
coloration of	white balance mode				flash, or select manual white balance
image					mode.
Date and other	Screen display set to [No display]				Press DISPLAY button to switch display					P.41
recording data					mode.					P.85
not displayed
No playback or	Camera not set to		(Play) mode		Set mode dial to				(Play).	P.82
image will not
	Incorrect playback source				Press		button to change playback			P.43
appear					source. Switch to another folder containing					P.82
					files.
	Card not inserted, or inserted card				Insert card containing recorded images.					P.20
	does not contain any files
	Card not formatted with this camera				Use card that has been formatted and					P.35
					recorded with this camera.
	Card contains incorrectly recorded				Insert card containing properly recorded					P.20
	files				images.
	Card contains files in format not				Check format type.					P.82
	supported by this camera
	AV interface cable not properly				Connect properly.					P.86
	connected
	Source of interference, such as				Move camera away from source of					–
	electric motor, nearby				interference.
	Card contact surface dirty				Clean with soft, dry cloth.					–
Playback is not	Error in internal memory of camera				Copy required files from internal memory					P.35
clear					onto card and format internal memory.					P.88
	Error in card				Test camera with another card. If second					–
					card displays well, problem is with card not
					camera. Do not use this card.

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